L2 NVQ Wood Occupations (Construction) Health, Safety and Welfare

This assignment solution addresses key aspects of health, safety, and welfare within the context of an L2 NVQ in Wood Occupations (Construction). It covers topics such as health and safety control equipment, including collective protective measures, personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE), and local exhaust ventilation (LEV). The solution details how to use this equipment according to instructions and identifies relevant health, safety, and welfare legislation, notices, and warning signs. It also explains the rationale behind these elements and outlines methods for complying with control measures identified through risk assessments and safe systems of work. Furthermore, the assignment lists typical hazards associated with the work environment, including resources, substances, asbestos, equipment, obstructions, storage, services, and work activities. It references the Health and Safety Executive's top ten safety and health risks and discusses how changing circumstances in the workplace can introduce new hazards. The solution also describes methods for reporting changed circumstances, hazards, and incidents, as well as organizational policies and procedures for health, safety, and welfare, including emergency protocols, fire safety, and the use of fire extinguishers. The assignment concludes by emphasizing personal responsibility for workplace health, safety, and welfare.

L2 NVQ in Wood Occupations
(Construction) QCF
Knowledge Question Paper
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A/503/1170
QCF641
Conforming to General Health,
Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
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Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
1.4 State why and when health and
safety control equipment,
identified by the principles of
protection, should be used relating
to types, purpose and limitations of
each type, the work situation,
occupational use and the general
– Collective protective measures: Various collective
protective measures includes assessment of the risk,
assessment of COSHH, various toolbox talks etc. further in
wood occupation the site induction as well as warnings signs
are crucial to display as with the help of this the safety of
workers can be ensured efficiently. The area that are not safe
must be signified through various signage which can be
visible to the workers as with the help of this the chances of
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work environment, in relation to:
– collective protective
measures
– personal protective
equipment (PPE)
– respiratory protective
equipment (RPE)
– local exhaust ventilation
(LEV).
the accidents can be reduced. The purpose of implementing
them is to ensure the required level of safety on site. Also
with better awareness of the concern chances of meeting up
with any injury on site can be reduced. But they faces the
such issues accuser people does not read the instructions
provided clearly.
– Personal protective equipment (PPE):The organization
need to provide various personal protective equipment such
as steel toe boots, reflective jackets, ear defenders etc. as they
can directly protect the workers from falling objects,
protection from the loud sound created by the machines and
ensures visibility. For wood occupation the gloves and
goggles are essential as it can protect the hand of the workers
from blades and other sharp objects.
– Respiratory protective equipment (RPE): To ensure the
protection of the worker from the dust various mask must be
provided to them that contain breathing apparatus as with the
help of this intake of harmful dust, toxic fumes as well as
various gases can be reduced.
– Local exhaust ventilation (LEV): It is considered to a
engineering control system that facilitate to reduce various
gases, fumes and dust is dangerous for the health of the
individuals. The system operate through power and it extract
the harmful gases from the environment so that the overall
protection can be ensured.
1.5 State how the health and safety
control equipment relevant to the
work should be used in accordance
with the given instructions.
The equipments to ensure the health and safety are provided at the
workplace are as per the situation that is prevailing and accordingly
trainings is to be provided to the workers so that they can ensure its
use as per the guidelines or the instruction within the organisation
such as new workers must be provided induction in which the use of
various PPE, LEV and RPE must be discussed. The compliance with
the policies at the workplace must be ensured along with the
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discussion of the toolbox talk that can reduce the amount of waste,
dust and other pollutants.
1.6 State which types of health, safety
and welfare legislation, notices and
warning signs are relevant to the
occupational area and associated
equipment.
The legislation that has been imposed on site work for ensuring the
health, safety and the welfare is the construction regulation act 2013.
This facilitates in managing the various hazards by imposing various
policies and making the compliance of these policies compulsory.
The notice is being issued to the visitors such as to sign in while
entering the site from the main office. Various signs that has to be
places are related with the mandatory to wear helmets, goggles,
safety boots, visibility garments etc. so that the safety can be
ensured. Also the signs of the lifts, moving vehicles in use must be
placed.
1.7 State why health, safety and
welfare legislation, notices and
warning signs are relevant to the
occupational area.
With the help of all this safety and security of the workers as well as
the visitors can be ensured as well as their hygiene needs can be
satisfied. For the occupational area it is crucial that they comply with
various legislations so that they ensure better services to the workers.
They need to provide hygienic working condition, comfortable and
safe workplace with all the equipments etc.
1.8 State how to comply with control
measures that have been identified
by risk assessments and safe
systems of work.
For complying with the control measures the superiors must talk to
their staff, also they must various steps such as:
 Eliminate the hazard which can be done by extendable tool
for working at height, cordless equipments so that the use of
trailing cables can be reduced.
 Substitution can be used such as replacement of the ladders
with the tower scaffolds, higher vibrating equipments with
lesser vibrating equipments.
 With the help of administrative control traffic system on site
can be managed along with managing the work at height.
2.2 List typical hazards associated
with the work environment and
The list of typical hazards that are associated with the workplace
environment and occupational area in relation to the given variables
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occupational area in relation to
resources, substances, asbestos,
equipment, obstructions, storage,
services, and work activities.
is given below:
 Resources: The hazards related to the resources includes
weights of the material that can be to heavy to lift, unsafe
scaffold due to which the worker can fall, inefficiency of the
equipment, low quality gloves that can cause cut etc.
 Substances: The hazards included in this are the dust from
the cutting of the wood, chemical used in mixing the
polishing material etc. affect the health of the worker.
 Asbestos: The presence of the asbestos can affect the health
as they easily become airborne which can be inhaled. It can
affect the respiratory system of the worker.
 Equipment: The inefficiency of the equipment can cause
various accidents such as their improper functioning can
increase noise, hammer drills etc.
 Obstructions: The obstacles and the blockages within the
passage can cause fall and trips that can cause accidents.
 Storage: The storage of some of the chemical can cause any
accident if proper conditions are not provided to them.
 Services: While constructing and digging their can be
various pipelines of gases and electricity which can cause
leak which is hazardous.
 Work Activities: The improper technique or the use of the
material is typical hazard as bits can enter into the eye,
cutting of materiel can lead to cuts on hands etc.
2.3 List the current Health and Safety
Executive top ten safety risks.
The top ten safety risk that are associated with the business includes
working at the height, poor housekeeping services, electrical and
extension cords, forklifts, lockout and tag out, extensive use of the
chemicals, confined spaces, inefficient equipments, heavy weights of
the material and sawdust in the eyes.
2.4 List the current Health and SafetyIt is crucial for the organisation to take into the risks related to the
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Executive top five health risks. health which includes the risk of hearing impairment, various
respiratory problem, skin problems, back pain due to lifting of heavy
equipments and visibility issues that are faced by the workers.
2.5 State how changing circumstances
within the workplace could cause
hazards.
Due to various changes taking place in relation to the workplace the
hazards also changes as such change increase the potential risks for
the workers. The employer need to determine the impact of such
changes in term of equipments, processes etc. with which the
workers are not aware of as it can lead to accidents. Lack of
assessment of the changes for the site can lead to major implications
for the employees.
2.6 State the methods used for
reporting changed circumstances,
hazards, and incidents in the
workplace.
The employers need to create awareness among their employees so
that they can reduce the chances of the accidents with the help of
various methods:
 Updated risk assessment: wig the help of this the hazards
and the irks factors can be identified with the help of
potential risk to the workers can be communicated to the
workers.
 Toolbox talk: With the help of informal meeting the specific
changes can be reported and their impact can be
communicated at the site before commencement of the job so
that chance of the incidents can be reduced.
 Meetings at the site: By conducting various meeting on the
site workers can be made aware of various workplace hazards
as well as safe work practices.
3.6 State the organisational policies
and procedures for health, safety,
and welfare, in relation to:
– dealing with accidents and
emergencies associated
with the work and
For ensuring compliance of various measure the policies and
procedure are formulated by the organisation in retain to various
aspects such as:
 In case of emergencies the work at the site must be stopped
and the person responsible for managing the situation must
be contacted. Also everyone must take the responsibility of
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environment
– methods of receiving or
sourcing information
– reporting
– stopping work
– evacuation
– fire risks and safe exit
procedures
– consultation and feedback.
reporting of the situation.
 It can be done with the use of radio transmitters as well as all
the sources that are accessible such as phones, emails etc.
 All the responsible person must be communicated so that
timely actions can be taken.
 The fire exit and other emergency exit must be known to
each and every workers through the induction program so
that they can take prompt actions for managing the impact.
 Feedback provided by the workers for the previous accidents
must be made available so that further actions can be taken
according to the situation.
3.7 State the appropriate types of fire
extinguishers relevant to the work.
The type of fire extinguishers that can be used at the workplace
includes the following:
 Water and Foam: With the help of this the heat element is
taken away from the fire triangle so that the oxygen element
can be separated.
 Carbon Dioxide: With the help of this the oxygen element is
extinguished from the fire triangle.
 Dry Chemical: This type of extinguisher can extinguish fire
by interrupting the chemical reaction.
 Water Mist: They take way the heat element of the fire
triangle as an alternative to the concern of contamination.
3.8 State how and when the different
types of fire extinguishers are used
in accordance with legislation and
official guidance.
The extinguisher is used by the organisation in case of fire with the
procedure as specified by the manufacturer. For this they need to
release the pin at the point of fire and then top press on the handle.
The people within the organisation must be trained for the use of the
extinguisher. In case of class A fire Water and Foam can be used, for
class B and C fire Carbon Dioxide extinguisher can be used etc.
4.2 State how personal behaviour
demonstrates responsibility for
For managing the accidents it is the responsibility of the persons
within the organisation to take various actions but for this they need
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general workplace health, safety,
and welfare, in relation to:
– Recognising when to stop
work in the face of serious
and imminent danger to
self and/or others
– Contributing to
discussions and providing
feedback
– Reporting changed
circumstances and
incidents in the workplace
– Complying with the
environmental
requirements of the
workplace.
to be provided various presumptive measures. The personal
behaviour in context of various situation are given below:
 as and when any alarm for the fire or any announcement is
done regarding any danger then immediately the work must
be stopped by them and must move out so that the loss can be
prevented.
 As per the perception of the worker and the situation that
they have faced they must provide the recommendations
through feedback forms honestly so that necessary changes
can be made.
 Whenever any meeting or the toolbox talk is to be undertaken
then the worker must attend them completely with attention
so that they have knowledge of all the preventive measures.
 For this the individuals must directly report to their superiors
so that they can ensure that adverse impact from their activity
on the environment can be minimised.
4.3 Give examples of how the
behaviour and actions of
individuals could affect others
within the workplace.
The individuals are motivated by the actions of their colleagues due
to which it becomes important for others to motivate by giving their
examples. For example: behaviour of the employees in terms of use
of power in the equipments efficiently and the compliance of the
instructions provided by the employers can easily encourage others
for adopting the same. This will ensure that all the safety regulation
are taken into consideration along with frequent risk assessment.
5.2 State how security arrangements
are implemented in relation to the
workplace, the general public, site
personnel and resources.
For ensuring the safety of the workplace for different people
associated security arrangement must be ensured. For the general
public the access to the site must be restricted as it may be unsafe for
them to visit. For the staff personnel the security arrangement must
includes the availability of all the personal protective equipments.
The number of the vehicles that enter the site must be entered in the
registered along the details of the visiting people so that their interest
on the site can be ensured. All the signs and symbols must be
properly placed so that they can ensure all the people move safely
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within the site.
J/503/1169
QCF642
Conforming to Productive Working
Practices in the Workplace
Ref
No.
Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
(to discuss, describe, explain etc.)
1.2 Describe the different methods of
communicating with line
management, colleagues, and
customers.
For ensuring effective communication among all the employees
different methods of communication are to be used do that they can
ensure that all the information are shared with each other. For this
they will be taking into consideration emails, completion of the
forms, face to face interaction, phone calls etc. While
communicating they must be polite so that each and every employee
has better understanding due to which all the information can easily
be transferred among all.
1.3 Describe how to use different
methods of communication to
ensure that the work carried out is
productive.
When the communication among the workers will be effective than
it can be ensured that they have better information regarding various
aspects which will facilitate them in improving the overall
productivity of the with better decision making. Further it will ensure
that all the employees will be aware of the expectations as well as
the job sheet with the help of which trainings and motivation can be
ensured. The line management focuses upon the completion of the
project as per the requirement of the customers within the provided
timelines. Also the site meeting will enable them in making the goals
clear among the employees with the help of which they productivity
can be achieved.
2.3 Describe how organisational
procedures are applied to ensure
work is planned and carried out
productively, in relation to:
– using resources for own
The organisational procedure facilitate to understand that all the
activity that are to be undertaken are efficiently planned so that the
productivity within the organisation can be ensured. The importance
of this in relation to various aspects is given below:
 With this it can be ensured that the resources of the
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and other’s work
requirements
– allocating appropriate work
to employees
– organising the work
sequence: reducing carbon
emissions.
organisation are utilised as per the requirement as with this
the wastage of the resources can be ensured that will reduces
the total cost and thus better productivity can be ensured.
 The work allocated to all the employees as per the planned
activities ensures better productivity as it is based upon the
capabilities and competence of the employees. It can be done
by the functional foreman as they have understanding of the
skills of the employees.
 If the work of the employees is already planned along with
the sequence than it can be ensured that they have better
communication and it will further facilitate them in managing
the wastage of the resources such as time and other material.
2.4 Describe how to contribute to
zero/low carbon work outcomes
within the built environment.
To manage the impact of the operations of the organisation it is
crucial that they consider various techniques such as continuous
installation of various eco-friendly techniques due to which the
smoke and other harmful gases does not comes out of the activities.
Also the usage of the waster and recycling of the waste must be
ensured so that it can be ensured that the activities does not has
adverse impact.
3.2 Describe how to complete and
maintain documentation in
accordance with organisational
procedures, in relation to:
– job cards
– worksheets
– material/resource lists
– timesheets.
With the help of various documents and organisational procedures it
can be ensured that the activities of the workers can easily be
monitored and managed. Some of the documents are discussed
below:
 With the help of job card the procedures of the organisation
can be complied as with this the personnel can be made
aware of what is to be done, what are the expectations and
requirements etc. that can enable the workers in identifying
the activities without any confusion.
 With the help of worksheet the records of the workers can be
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maintained such as the date on which the work is assigned,
when it has to be completed with the approval and signature
of the workers as well as the responsible or authorised
person.
 With the help of material and resource list it can be identified
that what all resources are used by the organisation and what
they further need to procure.
 The time sheet must be completed by the managers which
indicates the number of hours worked, wages to be paid etc.
3.3 Explain the reasons for ensuring
documentation is completed
clearly and within given
timescales.
Documentation ensures that the organisations have proper records of
each and every task due to which it is crucial that proper
documentation is done within the time limit. This also facilitate the
foreman to plan the future activities so that the smooth operations
can be ensured within the time limit. Also this ensures that the site
managers manages all the activities efficiently so that the major
impact can be reduced.
4.3 Describe how to maintain good
working relationships in relation
to:
– individuals
– customer and operative
– operative and line
management
– own and other occupations.
Better workplace relations enables the organisation to have
efficiency in their operations in such a manner that they efficiently
complete the task allocated to them in relation to:
 individual: better relations among the individuals facilitate
them in working with operation and collaboratively as per the
expectation of other along with effective communication.
 customer and operative: With better relations among
customers and operatives effective communication by way of
emails, pictures, phone calls, site meeting can be ensured.
This will enhance the level of satisfaction of the customers so
that their ability to meet the demands of the customers can
ensured.
 operative and line management: With better relations among
all them regular updates of the site work can be ensured.
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 own and other occupations: with the help of this the business
can ensure that they work as per the requirement of the
market also with this they can satisfy the need of the business
such as better relations with real estate can ensure the sales of
wood business as well.
4.4 Describe why it is important to
work effectively with line
management, colleagues, and
customers.
When all the employees within the organisation work with
collaboration they can ensure that the work get completed within the
time limit that has been assigned to them and awareness about
progress of the report is known to all with which they can manage
their work as well as various issues. Also with this the expectation
level of all the employees can be met.
4.5 Describe how working
relationships could have an effect
on productive working.
With better working relationship the actions can be taken with
mutual agreement and as per the requirement that can be identified
through interrelation among different departments. This bring
efficiency at the workplace with which the productivity within the
organisation can be ensured.
4.6 Describe how to apply principles
of equality and diversity when
communicating and working with
others.
When a large number of employees are working within the
organisation from different backgrounds, skills sets and knowledge
then they equality and diversity among the employees must be
considered as with this it can ensured that all are treated equally and
fairly. This has direct impact of the motivational level of the
employees which improves their performance.
F/503/1171
QCF643
Moving, Handling and Storing
Resources in the Workplace
Ref
No.
Assessment Criteria Candidate Response
(to discuss, describe, explain etc.)
1.3 Describe the different types of
technical, product and regulatory
information, their source and how
Different types of products that are developed by the organisation
has their own technical information that is crucial to be read and
followed so that better use of the product can be ensured. With the
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